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Thursday, November 13, 2008
If You Like Taxes, You Will Love Floyd County
The Floyd County Council voted 4 to 3 right along party lines last night for a 1.25% income tax on the good people. Four democrats aye, three republicans nay. Teresa Plaiss, the county auditor, said the money would go to property tax relief. Is it really relief if you just shift the tax from your house to your income? The quarter percent will go to public safety and will generate an estimated $4 million per year. The kicker yet again is that the money will be divided equally between the city and county police and fire. According to the CJ, "Those speaking in favor of the tax included Carl Malysz, New Albany's deputy mayor; Paul Haub, president of the New Albany police union; Jeff Firkins, president of the county police union; city Police Chief Greg Crabtree; county Sheriff Darrell Mills; and city fire Chief Matt Juliot." Imagine....people spending the money asking for more. Those opposed to the measure were, drum roll please, the citizens of Floyd County. I know I will have plenty of comments on here about the safety departments being stretched too thin and frankly I have heard all that jazz before. What we need is a comprehensive overhaul of city and county government. We need to prioritize the needs and wants. Taxation is not the answer. I thought liberals were supposed to be the creative types. All I am hearing is the same old tax and spend mantra. Maybe that is why the democrats control the council. They love taxes and right now, Floyd county is the place to be.
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7 comments:
Finally, someone is defending us taxpayers.
Well they say there's power in numbers. I suppose a great number of us were asleep at the wheel and didn't see this train coming, otherwise I would hope we'd be there (in masses) letting this council know that - as we have to make sacrifices to stay within our budgets...so does government! After we heal from this train wreck let's remember that there is always another day........Election day.
I'm waiting for your plan, Daniel.
Got any specifics, at all? Anything even close to a specific plan? Any kind of plan other than rhetoric?
Well, Mark, rhetoric is a favorite pass time of mine. My first suggestion would be carryovers in the budget. Let's get progressive and tell the street department if you need to put off paving till the first of the year to allow some new sewer pipes to go in, then wait...you won't lose the money. I remember Mt. Tabor road getting paved and two months later being cut up to lay new pipes. When I asked why this happened, I was told there was money budgeted for that and they didn't want to lose those dollars. How progressive.
And they are trying to do exactly what you mention. Actually, it has cut at least twice, if not 3 times since then.
By the way, do you know where the money came from for the Mt. Tabor project? The Federal government and it had a timetable. Use it or lose it. I don't like the rules but I think it would have almost been dereliction of duty not to have done it that way.
What else ya got?
oops, has BEEN cut...
Mark
If Louisville cuts jobs, and Jeffersonvillew parks take home cars why not be progressive and do what ever it takes to keep from raising taxes.
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